78 RPM JERRY LEE LEWIS SUN 281 GREAT BALLS OF FIRE YOU WIN AGAIN 1957 LISTEN
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Description
Up for auction is a 1957 r&b / rock & roll / rockabilly 78 rpm recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis & His Pumping Piano on Sun 281.
The sides are: Great Balls Of Fire / You Win Again.
From Wikipedia…
"Great Balls of Fire" is a 1957 song recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis on Sun Records and featured in the 1957 movie Jamboree. It was written by Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer. The Jerry Lee Lewis 1957 recording was ranked as the 96th greatest song ever by Rolling Stone. The song is in AABA form.
The song is best known for Jerry Lee Lewis's original recording, which was recorded in the Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, on October 8, 1957, and released as a 45rpm single on Sun 281 in November 1957. It reached #2 on the Billboard pop charts, #3 on the R&B charts, and #1 on the country charts. It also reached #1 on the UK pop charts, appeared on the New Zealand Singles Chart, and the Dutch Top 40.
The song was featured in a performance by Jerry Lee Lewis and his band in the 1957 Warner Brothers rock and roll film Jamboree, which also featured Carl Perkins, Fats Domino, Buddy Knox, and Dick Clark. The recording was also released in the UK on London Records.
The song title is derived from a Southern expression, which some Christians consider blasphemous, that refers to the Pentecost's defining moment when the Holy Spirit manifested itself as "cloven tongues as of fire" and the Apostles spoke in tongues.
Below are the tracks recorded with NO filtering or noise reduction.
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Grading System:
- NM = near new condition
- E = barely played, extremely close to near new condition
- VG = played, but not abused condition, should play very well, may have light scratches, scuffs
- G = well played, but should play pretty well, will have deeper scratches, scuff; may have some background noise, scratches, scuffs, wear
- P = well used, pretty bad condition, lots of background noise
Grades VG/VG+ with nice gloss & sound. Has very few light marks & scratches. (Please use the Full Screen & Zoom features on the pictures to get a more accurate depiction of the playing surfaces). Very smooth surface and a strong player.
This record will be very securely packaged for shipment. Please let me know if you would like your records insured.
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